to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh

Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit S., 1835-1885 to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh

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GLC#
GLC00686.25-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 28, 1866
Author/Creator
Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit S., 1835-1885
Title
to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh
Place Written
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Gerrit writes to his mother Mary, declaring that he wrote two or three weeks ago, but he knows many of his letters do not make it, so he is writing again. He reports that he has recovered from his bout of Erysipelas and that he weighs more now than he ever has (Gerrit also suffered from the disease in February 1865; see GLC00686.16). He says he has not suffered from chills since January. He mentions that communication in Arkansas is not good because of the lack of bridges, and discusses his garden and fields.

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